Late Tuesday, anti-government protesters converged on Bangkok’s main international airport which caused the cancellation of all departing flights and brought Thailand to a political crisis point, reports Thomas Fuller for The New York Times.
Suvarnabhumi Airport is the main gateway for businesspeople and tourists arriving in Thailand and a major transit hub for the Southeast Asian region.
Protesters say they plan on disrupting more government institutions and other important sessions of parliament.
The political unrest and its effect on the Thai economy could be unfavorable for the iShares MSCI Thailand Investable Market Index Fund (THD), which is down 59.3% since its April 1 inception.